This page is about rapid resolution therapy. For traditional form of therapy, see Cognitive behavioral therapy

Rapid resolution therapy (RRT) is a form of psychotherapy that aims to help individuals permanently overcome the ongoing effects that stem from traumatic experiences.

RRT combines hypnosis, guided imagery, stories and purposeful communication that elicits a response from the subconscious part of the mind to eliminate the challenging effects of trauma.

The human mind is known to relate and responds quickly to stories, so with RRT, a new neural pathway is thought to be created through visual imagery, story telling, and metaphors.

Unlike traditional cognitive therapy, which only targets the cognitive brain, RRT instead addresses the emotional brain and limbic system. Therefore, RRT treatment is thought to be not as emotionally painful as clients do not re-experience or expose themselves to their fears, and therapists do not experience vicarious trauma.

There exists no empirical evidence that RRT is an efficacious or effective treatment method, including relative to other established forms.